Andrew Wilson

Thank you to everyone who joined my #dddnorth session 'Azure Bicep in the Real World: Patterns, Pitfalls, and Pragmatism.' Loved the conversations and engagement, hope you found it useful! You can find my slides at github.com/Andrew-D-Wilso…

New blog post: MSTest | Controlling Parallelism of Test Runs If you've ever had integration tests fail randomly because they're competing for shared resources, this one's for you. Read more: andrewilson.co.uk/post/2026/02/m… #MSTest #Integration #MVPBuzz

New post: Sending Custom Events from Azure Logic Apps Standard to Application Insights Send custom business metrics like process item counts and success rates from your Logic App workflows. Read more: andrewilson.co.uk/post/2026/02/l… #Azure #AIS #LogicApps #ApplicationInsights #MVPBuzz

I ran into a surprising issue after moving an Azure Function from .NET 8 to 9 and switching to the isolated worker runtime: → OkObjectResult returned {} instead of the expected JSON. Read more: andrewilson.co.uk/post/2025/12/a… #Azure #AzureFunctionApps #AzureIntegrationServices #AIS

⚠️ Azure Resource Manager (ARM) extension for @code is now officially deprecated! Microsoft now recommends that you use the Bicep extension instead. #MVPBuzz #azure #azurebicep

Bicep Tips & Tricks No.9 is live! Prevent a Nasty Refactor with Function Namespaces - save yourself from naming conflicts and extensive template rewrites! Read more: andrewilson.co.uk/post/2025/09/b… #Azure #Bicep #IaC #ARM #InfrastructureAsCode

Bicep Tips & Tricks No.8 is live! Building agnostic templates through config files - my favourite pattern for maintainable IaC! Read more: andrewilson.co.uk/post/2025/09/b… #Azure #Bicep #IaC #ARM #InfrastructureAsCode

@SaraMGonc Great question. I would suggest creating a naming convention function that takes in an instance number as a parameter. This could then be constructed as a one off resource naming or applied within a loop to create multiple names.

@Andrew_DWilson Loved your post! I use similar naming rules (with a slightly different order). I’m now facing a challenge: I need to add numbering to each resource when they’re created (e.g., company-env-location-project-resourceType01). How could I apply this using your suggested best practice?

Part 3 of my Bicep Tips & Tricks series is live! Tackling poor naming conventions and manual errors with user-defined functions for consistent resource naming. 👉 andrewilson.co.uk/post/2025/07/b… #Azure #Bicep #IaC #ARM #InfrastructureAsCode

@SaraMGonc Thank you for the kind words. Getting started with #Bicep + CI/CD: - Official Bicep docs - GitHub repo issues and releases - LinkedIn Bicep group - Curated best practices 👉 github.com/ElYusubov/AWES… Begin with small deployments, add CI/CD step by step, test as you go.

@Andrew_DWilson Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge! I’ve read all your blog posts, especially on Bicep, and found them super interesting. I’m starting with Bicep + CI/CD — any guidance on where to begin and how to apply best practices? Really appreciate your help!

Here's another tip from my Bicep Tips & Tricks series Part 6 covers typed variables - a feature released in May that brings compiler validation, enhanced IntelliSense, and self-documenting code to your Bicep templates. 👉 andrewilson.co.uk/post/2025/08/b… #Azure #Bicep #IaC #ARM

Here’s another tip from my Bicep Tips & Tricks series Part 7 explores how to transform static, duplicated configuration into dynamic, reusable patterns—increasing maintainability and reducing configuration drift. 👉 andrewilson.co.uk/post/2025/08/b… #Azure #Bicep #IaC #ARM

Another tip from my Bicep Tips & Tricks series Part 5: Use Bicep's fail() function for conditional mandatory parameters instead of relying on docs alone. Catch config errors at deployment time! 👉 andrewilson.co.uk/post/2025/08/b… #Azure #Bicep #IaC #ARM #InfrastructureAsCode

Bicep Tips & Tricks Part 4: Shared Variables Stop duplicating configs across templates! Use Bicep imports to create a single source of truth for: → Environment settings → Organizational standards → Resource configurations 👉 andrewilson.co.uk/post/2025/08/b… #Azure #Bicep #IaC #ARM

Part 2 of my "Bicep Tips & Tricks" series is live! Learn how to centralize core parameters in your Bicep templates using user-defined types, constructors, and imports. Cleaner, more maintainable IaC for Azure! 👉 andrewilson.co.uk/post/2025/07/b… #Azure #Bicep #IaC

Kicking off my new series: Bicep Tips & Tricks! If you love Azure IaC, check out my first post on template versioning and resource tags for better traceability & governance. 👉 andrewilson.co.uk/post/2025/07/b… #Azure #Bicep #DevOps #IaC #ARM #CICD

How to Set Up Manual Approval for #AzureAppService Slot Swaps in #AzureDevOps Pipelines from @Andrew_DWilson blogs.blackmarble.co.uk/awilson/manual… #Azure

#Azure #LogicApps Just Got Smarter from @Andrew_DWilson blogs.blackmarble.co.uk/awilson/agent-…

Take control of your Azure App Service releases! Just published: a step-by-step guide to manual approvals for slot swaps in Azure DevOps Pipelines. 🔗 andrewilson.co.uk/post/2025/06/m… #Azure #AzureDevOps #AppServices #Bicep #IaC

Honoured to be featured as this month’s Ace Aviator, thank you Wagner. Always a pleasure to be part of the Logic Apps community and see the amazing things everyone is building. Looking forward to what’s next!